Another round of snowy weather is expected in Central Illinois this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of Central Illinois from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The weather service said the Peoria area is expected to get 2 to 6 inches, starting Saturday morning.
The weather services advises to be prepared for slippery roads, to slow down and use caution while driving. It's part of a weather pattern that stretches from Montana across the upper Midwest and east to the Atlantic coast.
The snow will give way to sharply falling temperatures as artic air will persist for several days, according to the weather service. A Cold Weather Advisory will take effect from 8 p.m. Saturday until noon Sunday.
Temperatures are expected to fall to -5 on Saturday night with wind chills as low as -22. Sunday’s projected high temperature is 6.
